I'm on her coast so maybe I should stay.

Hello again faithful readers...just a quick note to let you know that I am apparently applying for permanent refugee status.

The advice of the weathermens, the random friends, the airport peoples, it all comes together and then reaches me in the form of my parents saying no, no no, why don't you just stay here? So I'm staying a couple extra days to keep an eye on Ike. It seems that it might not be so wise to go back just yet.

But wow, what a week here. What a week. Some extremely cool people to hang out with...and, well, one significant wonderous person to hang out with. I'm not sure that many who go on evacuation vacations end up with a relationship out of the deal, but hey, I'm not going to complain. I'm happy. It's fun.

What happens next, in terms of where I land, in terms of when I go back to NOLA? I don't know yet, but of course I'll keep y'all posted.